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Meaningful Use: Eligible Hospitals

Meaningful use includes both a core set and a menu set of objectives that are specific for eligible hospitals. There are a total of 24 meaningful use objectives. Fourteen are core objectives that are required, and the remaining 5 objectives may be chosen from the list of 10 menu set objectives. Eligible hospitals must report on 19 of the 24 objectives during Stage 1. Objective completion does not apply to the Medicaid incentive program in year one.

14 Required Core Objectives

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)

Drug-drug and drug-allergy interaction checks

Record demographics

Implement one clinical decision support rule

Maintain up-to-date problem list of current and active diagnoses

Maintain active medication list

Maintain active medication allergy list

Record and charge changes in vital signs

Record smoking status for patients 13 years or older

Report hospital clinical quality measures to CMS or States

Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information, upon request

Provide patients with an electronic copy of their discharge instructions at time of discharge, upon request

EHR Success Stories

The devastating tornado that swept through Joplin, Missouri on May 22 completely destroyed a number of physician offices, including that of Tracy Godfrey, MD, a Family Practitioner with the Family Health Center of Joplin. But thanks to electronic health records, Godfrey had access to all of her patients' information, and in less than three days after the catastrophe, the practice was able to reopen its doors at a temporary location. More EHR Success Stories

The Missouri Health Information Technology Assistance Center, a regional extension center, is funded through an award from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, Award Number 90RC0039/01.